OUPV -Masters Upgrade Study Guide
Exam with Already Solved Solutions.
What is a gun tackle - Answer One Runner, One whip
Two vessels are abreast of each other and passing port to port in a confined waterway. What
should you expect as your bow approaches the screws of the other vessel? - Answer Your
bow will sheer towards the other vessel.
A vessel proceeding along the bank of a river or channel has the tendency to ... - Answer
sheer away from the bank
A V-shaped ripple with the point of the V pointing upstream in a river may indicate a ... - Answer
towed-under buoy
A condition where two currents meet at the downstream end of a middle bar can be
determined by a ... - Answer V-shaped ripple with the point of the V pointing downstream
What is the normal length of anchor cable used to anchor a vessel? - Answer Five to seven
times the depth of water
A sufficient amount of chain must be veered when anchoring a vessel to ensure ... - Answer
the anchor flukes bite into the ocean bottom
Conventional anchors are least likely to hold in a bottom consisting of ... - Answer very soft
mud
Your ship is sinking rapidly. A container containing an inflatable liferaft has bobbed to
the surface upon functioning of the hydrostatic release. Which action should you take? - Answer
Take no action because the painter will cause the liferaft to inflate and open the container.
When a vessel is swinging from side to side off course due to quartering seas, the
vessel is ... - Answer yawing
An inflatable life raft should be lifted back aboard the ship by using ... - Answer the towing
bridle
When a rescue vessel approaches a survival craft in heavy seas, the person in charge of
, the survival craft should ... - Answer wait for calmer weather before transferring personnel
When operating gravity davits, the ... - Answer davits should always be hand cranked the last
12 inches into the final stowage position
In order to retrieve an inflatable life raft and place it on deck, you should heave on the ... -
Answer towing bridle
What is the best procedure for picking up a lifeboat at sea while utilizing the lifeboat's
painter? - Answer Place the lifeboat ahead and to leeward of your vessel with the wind broad
on the bow of your ship
What term indicates the outward curvature of the hull above the waterline? - Answer flare
In ship construction, frame spacing is ... - Answer reduced at the bow and stern
The fittings used to secure a watertight door are known as ... - Answer dogs
What term indicates a curvature of the decks in a longitudinal direction? - Answer sheer
Which term refers to a transverse curvature of the deck? - Answer camber
A wind has caused a difference between drafts starboard and port. This difference is ... - Answer
heel
Reserve buoyancy is the ... - Answer volume of intact space above the waterline
The tendency of a vessel to return to its original trim after being inclined by an
external force is ... - Answer longitudinal stability
For an upright vessel, draft is the vertical distance between the keel and the ... - Answer
waterline
The principal danger from ice collecting on a vessel is the ... - Answer loss of stability
What is the principal danger from the liquid in a half full tank onboard a vessel? - Answer
Loss of stability from free surface effect
Exam with Already Solved Solutions.
What is a gun tackle - Answer One Runner, One whip
Two vessels are abreast of each other and passing port to port in a confined waterway. What
should you expect as your bow approaches the screws of the other vessel? - Answer Your
bow will sheer towards the other vessel.
A vessel proceeding along the bank of a river or channel has the tendency to ... - Answer
sheer away from the bank
A V-shaped ripple with the point of the V pointing upstream in a river may indicate a ... - Answer
towed-under buoy
A condition where two currents meet at the downstream end of a middle bar can be
determined by a ... - Answer V-shaped ripple with the point of the V pointing downstream
What is the normal length of anchor cable used to anchor a vessel? - Answer Five to seven
times the depth of water
A sufficient amount of chain must be veered when anchoring a vessel to ensure ... - Answer
the anchor flukes bite into the ocean bottom
Conventional anchors are least likely to hold in a bottom consisting of ... - Answer very soft
mud
Your ship is sinking rapidly. A container containing an inflatable liferaft has bobbed to
the surface upon functioning of the hydrostatic release. Which action should you take? - Answer
Take no action because the painter will cause the liferaft to inflate and open the container.
When a vessel is swinging from side to side off course due to quartering seas, the
vessel is ... - Answer yawing
An inflatable life raft should be lifted back aboard the ship by using ... - Answer the towing
bridle
When a rescue vessel approaches a survival craft in heavy seas, the person in charge of
, the survival craft should ... - Answer wait for calmer weather before transferring personnel
When operating gravity davits, the ... - Answer davits should always be hand cranked the last
12 inches into the final stowage position
In order to retrieve an inflatable life raft and place it on deck, you should heave on the ... -
Answer towing bridle
What is the best procedure for picking up a lifeboat at sea while utilizing the lifeboat's
painter? - Answer Place the lifeboat ahead and to leeward of your vessel with the wind broad
on the bow of your ship
What term indicates the outward curvature of the hull above the waterline? - Answer flare
In ship construction, frame spacing is ... - Answer reduced at the bow and stern
The fittings used to secure a watertight door are known as ... - Answer dogs
What term indicates a curvature of the decks in a longitudinal direction? - Answer sheer
Which term refers to a transverse curvature of the deck? - Answer camber
A wind has caused a difference between drafts starboard and port. This difference is ... - Answer
heel
Reserve buoyancy is the ... - Answer volume of intact space above the waterline
The tendency of a vessel to return to its original trim after being inclined by an
external force is ... - Answer longitudinal stability
For an upright vessel, draft is the vertical distance between the keel and the ... - Answer
waterline
The principal danger from ice collecting on a vessel is the ... - Answer loss of stability
What is the principal danger from the liquid in a half full tank onboard a vessel? - Answer
Loss of stability from free surface effect
